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You may now need a licence to broadcast TV news

You may now need a licence to broadcast TV news 0

🕔12:38, 24.Mar 2022

Some golf clubs may have to purchase a ‘motion picture licence’ in order to broadcast news on televisions in their clubhouses, due to recent developments.

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RAF Woodhall Spa could be turned into a ‘golf holiday park’

RAF Woodhall Spa could be turned into a ‘golf holiday park’ 0

🕔09:53, 23.Mar 2022

The former RAF Woodhall Spa site could be turned into a golf-based holiday park, it has emerged.

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Ukrainian golf club “will be reconstructed”

Ukrainian golf club “will be reconstructed” 1

🕔12:55, 22.Mar 2022

The daughter of the British man who designed Golfstream Kiev Golf Club in Ukraine has said the venue will be returned to its former glory when the situation permits.

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Five Yorkshire golf clubs are looking for a new operator

Five Yorkshire golf clubs are looking for a new operator 0

🕔12:45, 21.Mar 2022

Sheffield City Council is looking for a new operator of five golf courses from summer 2024.

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Muirfield sells every tee time for 2023 in two hours

Muirfield sells every tee time for 2023 in two hours 4

🕔10:54, 18.Mar 2022

Muirfield in Scotland, host of the oldest golf club in the world, has sold every summer tee time for 2023 in just two hours.

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Former England footballer unhappy over golf club membership policy

Former England footballer unhappy over golf club membership policy 1

🕔08:55, 16.Mar 2022

A former England international footballer has been speaking to the media about a golf club that has denied him membership over his past behaviour.

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Footgolf club takes case to ombudsman

Footgolf club takes case to ombudsman 0

🕔13:24, 15.Mar 2022

A Scottish footgolf club that was asked to move to a new venue because traditional golf is currently so popular is taking its case to Scotland’s Public Services Ombudsman.

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Another golf course could be converted into a housing estate

Another golf course could be converted into a housing estate 0

🕔13:21, 14.Mar 2022

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is considering partially or fully developing Glen Gorse Golf Course into a site featuring up to 1,080 homes.

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£100 million Darren Clarke golf resort to go ahead

£100 million Darren Clarke golf resort to go ahead 3

🕔10:45, 12.Mar 2022

A £100 million golf resort, hotel and spa in Scotland has been given planning approval by Angus Council and construction will start this summer.

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‘Our USP is our professional, face-to-face advice’

‘Our USP is our professional, face-to-face advice’ 0

🕔11:10, 11.Mar 2022

Peter Roberts, from Surbiton Golf Club, discusses how he constantly improves the pro shop, more than quadrupling the club’s junior section and being named the TGI Golf New Partner of the Year.

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Two great golf clubs lose their clubhouses to fires

Two great golf clubs lose their clubhouses to fires 1

🕔15:32, 10.Mar 2022

Two of the most prestigious golf clubs in the world have both seen their clubhouses completely destroyed by a fire in the last few days.

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England Golf granted £8 million ‘to tackle inequalities’

England Golf granted £8 million ‘to tackle inequalities’ 2

🕔12:23, 10.Mar 2022

The national governing body for golf in England is to receive an investment of £7.9m of funding via Sport England over the next five years ‘to tackle inequalities in the game’.

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Welsh golf clubs granted £105k to boost sustainability

Welsh golf clubs granted £105k to boost sustainability 0

🕔12:46, 9.Mar 2022

The Welsh government has granted golf clubs more than £100,000 to tackle climate change.

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Several Scottish golf clubs have seen their memberships more than DOUBLE

Several Scottish golf clubs have seen their memberships more than DOUBLE 0

🕔12:13, 8.Mar 2022

Nine Scottish golf clubs have seen their memberships rise by more than 100 percent in just the last year as new figures confirm the strength of the participation boom.

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Spectator launches appeal over court case loss

Spectator launches appeal over court case loss 1

🕔11:30, 7.Mar 2022

A spectator at a golf event who lost his case against a golfer, a golf club and The Golfing Union of Ireland after being hit on the head by a golf ball, has appealed the verdict.

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“We are anticipating tremendous growth over the next five years”

“We are anticipating tremendous growth over the next five years” 0

🕔09:32, 6.Mar 2022

The directors of a golf hub – which was purchased as a driving range just a few weeks before the pandemic started – have hailed the success the venue has seen since.

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Study finds last year’s Women’s Open boosted the perception of golf

Study finds last year’s Women’s Open boosted the perception of golf 0

🕔10:20, 5.Mar 2022

A public survey has found that a major women’s golf tournament significantly boosts the profile of golf, women’s golf and the host golf club.

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Club receives £27k grant from HS2 to boost female participation

Club receives £27k grant from HS2 to boost female participation 0

🕔12:58, 4.Mar 2022

Chiltern Forest Golf Club near Aylesbury has received a grant of £27,326 from the HS2’s Community & Environment Fund.

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Reopening of Scottish golf course delayed by at least a year

Reopening of Scottish golf course delayed by at least a year 1

🕔14:15, 3.Mar 2022

The saga of a Scottish golf course that closed during the first lockdown and has not yet reopened is set to go on for at least another year.

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Two Wirral golf clubs set to have funding pulled in just a few days

Two Wirral golf clubs set to have funding pulled in just a few days 0

🕔12:24, 2.Mar 2022

Two golf clubs that have been caught up in the middle of a budgeting crisis within Wirral Council are to have their funding removed on April 1.

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Nine-hole golf sees huge global growth

Nine-hole golf sees huge global growth 0

🕔11:29, 1.Mar 2022

New data from five national golf federations reveals that nine-hole golf has seen a surge in popularity in the last two years.

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Here’s three top trends in the UK golf industry from February 2022

Here’s three top trends in the UK golf industry from February 2022 0

🕔17:49, 28.Feb 2022

From golf clubs being disappointed by local planners to a new player becoming a major golf club operator, we look at some of the top developments in the industry in February 2022.

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Planners are rejecting attempts to build housing on golf clubs

Planners are rejecting attempts to build housing on golf clubs 0

🕔08:49, 28.Feb 2022

At least three planning applications to build housing on golf clubs have been rejected in the last few days.

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Golf club applies to build 77 homes

Golf club applies to build 77 homes 2

🕔10:05, 26.Feb 2022

A golf club in Northamptonshire has applied to build 77 homes in order to ‘remain viable’ after nearly two decades of membership decline.

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Golf club is safe thanks to membership surge

Golf club is safe thanks to membership surge 0

🕔12:40, 25.Feb 2022

A golf club that was told its lease would be terminated in 12 months in 2020 has revealed its future is now secure thanks to a surge in memberships.

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UK club partners with Ugandan golf academy

UK club partners with Ugandan golf academy 0

🕔10:07, 24.Feb 2022

A golf venue in Wolverhampton that specialises in teaching the game has launched a partnership with a golf academy in Uganda.

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48-year-old golf club to close in May

48-year-old golf club to close in May 2

🕔11:36, 23.Feb 2022

A 48-year-old golf club in Staffordshire has said it will close in May as the investment needed to secure its future had proved to be too great.

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